Senior CRE Origination & Structuring Lead

Lloyds Banking Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution

Bonus scheme

Share schemes

Flexible benefits

30 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental le​

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Head of CRE Origination & Structuring in London. You will set the origination strategy for CRE financing and lead a 15-person Origination & Structuring team, guiding senior professionals across investment and development deals.

You’ll work closely with Credit and Risk to translate appetite into actionable opportunities, while embedding rigorous credit stewardship and capital efficiency across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Established profile in the UK Commercial Real Estate financing market
• Strong senior client relationships and a track record of originating secured senior CRE debt across investment and development transactions
• Extensive experience of structuring complex underwritten CRE transactions, including whole-loan structures, back leverage and partnership solutions
• Ability to work with Credit and Risk to develop CRE appetite and translate it into an origination strategy
• Strong credit stewardship and commercial judgement, balancing new business with underwriting discipline and portfolio considerations
• Significant people leadership experience with senior originators and structurers

Responsibilities

• Lead CRE origination strategy and oversee the Origination & Structuring team of 15 people
• Turn CRE appetite into a clear origination strategy and identify focus areas and transactions
• Structure complex CRE debt transactions across investment and development, including larger underwritten and whole-loan structures
• Set and embed structuring standards across the team and manage performance and talent development
• Collaborate with Credit, Risk, Coverage and product partners to align on risk and returns
• Develop future talent and lead senior professionals to sustain high performance

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Head of CRE Origination & Structuring in London. You will set the origination strategy for CRE financing and lead a 15-person Origination & Structuring team, guiding senior professionals across investment and development deals.

You’ll work closely with Credit and Risk to translate appetite into actionable opportunities, while embedding rigorous credit stewardship and capital efficiency across the portfolio.